In November 2009 a major program of building, extending and improving White House was started.
Extra Car Parking – Completed (October)
A new hard standing car park has been laid to extend the parking we already have and form an area exclusively for the use of our B&B guests. The new top surface is down and there is only a little bit of building material still on part. It will be moved into the barn when the furniture comes out!
New Guest Dining Room – Complete (August)
Well it took longer than anticipated but isn’t that they way will all building work? The room is fully operational and has proved a great success with the guests who have used it so far. Most have decided to sit on and have coffee at the table as the new chairs are so comfortable.
Additional Guest Lounge – Completion Mid June 2010
The original message read “The current guest dining room will be turned into an additional Guest Lounge with comfortable seating and a wood burning fire so guests can curl up in a squashy seat, with a good book and a coffee in front of a roaring fire. We will need to close for a couple of days when a dividing wall is demolished.”
OK, so I didn’t foresee a major problem, with all the work going on there is simply nowhere to store the existing furniture in the room which has to be moved before we can re-furnish with sofas etc. Who was a silly boy then? I fear this room will not be operational as a lounge until our main build is completed.
(7/1/11) Looking for squidgy chairs.
(26/1/11) Squidgy chairs found and delivered – the room is well and truley open.
Garage, Office and Pantry – Completed (July)
Well, almost. There are still bits and pieces to do but essentially it’s finished.
Owners Lounge, Dining Room, Bedroom and new Kitchen – Completion due September 2010 – Ha, not a chance!!
The B&B will benefit doubly from this work. Firstly it will free up a fourth bedroom for B&B use and secondly the greatly extended new kitchen will give us the opportunity to substantially increase the range of dishes we offer for evening meals as well as running a cooking school, both non and residential.
Still working on it, should be done by Christmas, but no way will I say which one!
(7/1/11) All done bar a bit ok kicking and shouting and we are IN.
Patio and Grounds – Completion November 2010
This is now underway and weather permiting will be finished by the end of November.
(7/1/11) It didn’t, it froze and so did a lot of the cement under the slabs so the patio resembles that crooked house there used to be at fair grounds, every step you take rocks you in a different direction. The poor old patio layer has given up until better weather arrives when he will almost have to start again.
Entrance & Driveway – Completed (October)
Done, finished, completed – whopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!